2024 Tony Award Nominations Announcement

Good morning everyone. Happy Nominations Day.

The American Theatre Wing’s Tony Awards are presented by the Broadway League and the American Theatre Wing.

We are coming to you from the official hotel of the Tonys, Sofitel New York, to announce the nominees for the 77th annual Tony Awards.

We actually slept here because it’s so early.

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The Tony Awards have the best community, a circle of the most talented writers, directors, designers, technicians, stage managers, actors, and, well, humans.

This is the time of the year where you remind your friends that you were in Hamilton.

I completely forgot you were in Hamilton until just now. That’s incredible. Wait, this tag on… Oh, what is this? Oh, no. Oh, it’s just my Tony Award. Oh, yeah.

You have one too.

I do. That one’s mine.

This one’s mine.

Okay. How did they get that here?

I just, I travel with mine.

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So people know-

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… who I am.

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Back to the script.

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It’s the best of the theatre world. Every year, new shows burst onto the scene, captivating audiences with their brilliant work.

And then as the season closes comes a moment when these remarkable stories are honored and celebrated at the Tony Awards on June 16th.

On CBS.

It’s a circle of distinction, a testament to the creativity within the theatre community.

That’s beautifully said, Jesse. Did you write that?

I did not. No, it was on the teleprompter.

Oh. Oh, well, can we start?

Yes, yes.

I don’t think you can skip forward because we’re live. Hi, in the chat. Follow me. RenéeEliseGoldsberry. And now for this year’s nominees.

Yay. I’m so excited.

Earlier on CBS Mornings, we announced several categories. We are announcing them again here. The nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play are: William Jackson Harper, Uncle Vanya. Leslie Odom Jr., Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Liev Schreiber, Doubt: A Parable. Jeremy Strong, An Enemy of the People. Michael Stuhlbarg, Patriots. The nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play are: Betsy Aidem, Prayer for the French Republic. Jessica Lange, Mother Play. Rachel McAdams, Mary Jane. Sarah Paulson, Appropriate. Amy Ryan, Doubt: A Parable.

The nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical are: Brody Grant, The Outsiders. Jonathan Groff, Merrily We Roll Along. Dorian Harewood, The Notebook. Brian d’Arcy James, Days of Wine and Roses. Eddie Redmayne, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. The nominees for best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical are: Eden Espinosa Lempicka. Maleah Joi Moon, Hell’s Kitchen. Kelly O’Hara, Days of Wine and Roses. Maryann Plunkett, The Notebook. Gayle Rankin, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.

The nominees for best play are: Jaja’s African Hair Braiding by Jocelyn Bioh, Mary Jane by Amy Herzog, Mother Play by Paula Vogel, Prayer for the French Republic by Joshua Harmon, Stereophonic by David Adjmi.

The nominees for best musical are: Hell’s Kitchen, Illinoise, The Outsiders, Suffs, Water for Elephants.

The nominees for best book of a musical are: Hell’s Kitchen, Kristoffer Diaz. The Notebook, Bekah Brunstetter. The Outsiders, Adam Rapp, and Justin Levine. Suffs, Shaina Taub. Water for Elephants, Rick Elice.

The nominees for best original score music and or lyrics written for the theatre are: Days of Wine and Roses, music and lyrics, Adam Guettel. Here Lies Love, David Byrne, and Fatboy Slim. Lyrics, David Byrne. The Outsiders, music and lyrics, Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), and Justin Levine. Stereophonic, music and lyrics, Will Butler. Suffs, music and lyrics, Shaina Taub.

The nominees for best scenic design of a play are: Dots, Appropriate. Dots, An Enemy of the People. Derek McLane, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. David Zinn, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. David Zinn, Stereophonic.

The nominees for best scenic design of a musical are: Amp featuring Tatiana Kahvegian, The Outsiders. Robert Brill and Peter Nigrini, Hell’s Kitchen. Takeshi Kata, Water for Elephants. David Korins, Here Lies Love. Ricardo Hernandez and Peter Nigrini, Lempicka. Tim Hatley and Finn Ross, Back To The Future: The Musical. Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.

The nominees for best costume design of a play are: Dede Ayite, Appropriate. Dede Ayite, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Enver Chakartash, Stereophonic. Emilio Sosa, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. David Zinn, An Enemy of the People.

The nominees for best costume design of a musical are: Dede Ayite, Hell’s Kitchen. Linda Cho, The Great Gadsby. David Israel Reynoso, Water for Elephants. Tom Scutt, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Paul Tazewell, Suffs.

The nominees for best lighting design of a play are: Isabella Byrd, An Enemy of the People. Amith Chandrashaker, Prayer for the French Republic. Jiyoun Chang, Stereophonic. Jane Cox, Appropriate. Natasha Katz, Grey House.

The nominees for best lighting design of a musical are: Brandon Stirling Baker, Illinoise. Isabella Byrd, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Natasha Katz, Hell’s Kitchen. Bradley King and David Bengali, Water for Elephants. Brian MacDevitt and Hana S. Kim, The Outsiders.

The nominees for best sound design of a play are: Justin Ellington and Stefania Bulbarella, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding. Leah Gelpe, Mary Jane. Tom Gibbons, Grey House. Bray Poor and Will Pickens, Appropriate. Ryan Rumery, Stereophonic.

The nominees for best sound design of a musical are: M.L. Dogg and Cody Spencer, Here Lies Love. Kai Harada, Merrily We Roll Along. Nick Lidster for Autograph, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Gareth Owen, Hell’s Kitchen. Cody Spencer, The Outsiders.

The nominees for best direction of a play are: Daniel Aukin, Stereophonic. Anne Kauffman, Mary Jane. Kenny Leon, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Lila Neugebauer, Appropriate. Whitney White, Jaja’s African Hair Braiding.

The nominees for best direction of a musical are: Maria Friedman, Merrily We Roll Along. Michael Greif, Hell’s Kitchen. Leigh Silverman, Suffs. Jessica Stone, Water for Elephants. Danya Taymor, The Outsiders.

The nominees for best choreography are: Camille A. Brown, Hell’s Kitchen. Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love. Rick Kuperman and Jeff Kuperman, The Outsiders. Justin Peck, Illinoise. Jesse Robb and Shayna Carroll, Water for Elephants.

The nominees for best orchestrations are: Timo Andres, Illinoise. Will Butler and Justin Craig, Stereophonic. Justin Levine, Matt Hinckley, and Jamestown Revival (Jonathan Clay and Zach Chance), the Outsiders. Tom Kitt and Adam Blackstone, Hell’s Kitchen. Jonathan Tunick, Merrily We Roll Along.

The nominees for best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play are: Will Brill, Stereophonic. Eli Gelb, Stereophonic. Jim Parsons, Mother Play, Tom Pecinka, Stereophonic. Corey Stoll, Appropriate.

The nominees for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play are: Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Doubt: A Parable. Juliana Canfield, Stereophonic. Celia Keenan-Bolger, Mother Play. Sarah Pidgeon, Stereophonic. Kara Young, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch.

The nominees for best performance by an actor in a feature role in a musical are: Roger Bart, Back To The Future: The Musical. Joshua Boone, The Outsiders. Brandon Victor Dixon, Hell’s Kitchen. Skye Lakota-Lynch, The Outsiders. Daniel Radcliffe, Merrily We Roll Along. Steven Skybell, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.

The nominees for best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical are: Shoshana Bean, Hell’s Kitchen. Amber Iman, Lempicka, Nikki M. James, Suffs. Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Monty Python’s Spamalot. Kecia Lewis, Hell’s Kitchen. Lindsay Mendez, Merrily We Roll Along. Bebe Neuwirth, Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club.

The nominees for best revival of a play are: Appropriate by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins, An Enemy of the People, New Version by Amy Herzog, Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch.

The nominees for best revival of a musical are: Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club. Gutenberg! The Musical, Merrily We Roll Along, The Who’s Tommy.

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Congratulations.

Congratulations.

Oh, we’re so honored to be announcing these names this morning. Just like putting on a Broadway show, it takes hundreds of people to put on the Tony Awards each year, and we want to take a moment to thank our incredible sponsors and a special thank you to Sofitel New York for hosting us this morning. Please log on to tonyawards.com for a full list of this year’s nominations and other Tony News. And also, be sure to follow Tony Awards on TikTok before it’s banned forever.

Congratulations again to all of this year’s nominees, and please tune in to the 77th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday, June 16th, 8:00 PM Eastern on CBS and Paramount Plus, hosted by Ariana DeBose, and watch the very special Act One proceeding this year’s telecast on Pluto TV.

Thank you all so much.

Thank you for joining us.

Have a wonderful day.

And have a wonderful day.